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Me: I’ll see you in fifteen o home and sleep once I arrive, I’ll take over

Esme: Hmmm okay but really it’s not necessary

Me: It is I’ now See you soon

Soon, I’ to cal completely I knock, and a rind at the thought that she lives soe

When she opens the door, I’m immediately in awe of her innocent, sexy beauty Her hair is loose around her fresh face, and her red lips turn upward, her blue eyes sparkling

“Yes?” She opens the door just enough to poke her face out “I already bought my Girl Scout cookies this year” Her tone is playful—I see the little girl inside her more than yesterday, and it makes my heart leap

“I like to hear you say yes I want you to say yes to a lot more”

Her eyes widen “Is that so?”

“Yes” I sup on the couch, looking half asleep

“You remember Karen,” she says, and we nod at each other

“You can go” I look at her friend “I’ll stay with her now”

As grateful as I was that she came to look after Esme, I just want her to leave so the two of us can be alone The last few hours away fro on here and I need to push things forward

“Uhhh” Her friend looks from me to Esme “You okay?”

“Yes,” Es up and down on me, then back to her friend “You need to sleep Thanks for co over”

The girls finish up solances as they do, and I wander over to the , noticing she has no curtains and there is an apart across the way Literally anyone could look over and see her

Irrational anger heats inside ht that so around I don’t want anyone else looking at her

She and her friend say their goodbyes, then she coed on the sofa